Sunday, August 29, 2010

Another great week was had by all! Lots of you joined us again last week for our Lord Tim of Holtz inspired challenge ... so many different designs and so much beautiful work! Thank you all so much!
The awards ceremony for the top 3 entries and of course the first prize place will go ahead Wednesday as usual ... all very exciting :0)

Now here's the deal ... a new week brings with it another new challenge! And the challenge this week is Simon Says Stamp and Show ... Your Layers! Interpret the theme as you wish ... The Design Team and I cannot wait to see what you do! There is a slight change this week in that the challenge will run an extra couple of days! This challenge will close on Tuesday 7th September at Midnight! Why? ... I hear you ask ... Well we have something very special lined up for you on Wednesday ... more detail coming soon :0)
In the meantime ... let's see what the Design Team did with their layers!

I have to admit this week that I am a tad disappointed with the way my shadow box photographed. I used Tim's Rockstar stamps with Distress Inks to create a 3 dimensional shadow box picture with lots of layers and I am afraid I had to resort to removing it from the frame so you can indeed see my layers! Don't worry ... it's back in there now!

Dan tackled the layers aspect of this project from two different angles - multilayered stamping and placing the pieces of the composition at different heights within a shadow-box frame. He used strips cut from Tim Holtz's Lost and Found paper stack to edge the frame. Inside the frame he used Tim Holtz rubber stamps and Distress Ink pads to create the main image. A fabulous project ... I am sure you will agree!

Lynne got in a layering frenzy with Gesso on chipboard ... then stamped ... then Stickled ... wrapped with Tissue Tape ... layered the BEAUTIFUL Ornate Plate. She then set about making layered flowers by coloring White Flowers with Distress Reinker Mixtures and diecut fabric flowers colored in the same fashion. She then attached it to an inked chipboard cover and bound the bundle of goodness together using her Bind it All! A truly delightful piece.

So now it's over to you ... to do some layering! The Design Team are looking forward to seeing your interpretations! This week's wonderful prize donated by our wonderful site sponsor Simon Says Stamp is a $25 gift voucher!

The prize will go to a random entry chosen by the In links Random Generator. The challenge will close at Midnight Ohio time on Tuesday 7th September 2010 and the winner will be announced during the following week. To qualify all you need to do is create a new piece of work related to this theme ... post it on your blog ... with a link to this site and then pop a link below so everyone can come see what you made! And who knows ... if you don't win this prize ... your work may be selected for the specially designed Top Three Blinkie.

26 comments:

Wow! Each project was uniquely beautiful!! I am so inspired. I have never taken part in a Simon says stamp challenge but I think I'm going to have to give it a go!! For sure. And I can't wait to get started!!

Congratulations to all the winners. I have really enjoyed this challenge this week, THANKS. Gorgeous artwork by the Design Team, so varied, which I love. I have added my piece for this weeks challenge and I am crossing my fingers again this week, I really want to win LOL. Tracy x

Wow..The fantastic work of the DT has made me realize I'm a minimalist (despite what my house says!) I've posted my attempts at layering...and who knows maybe someday it will be the top layer on something else!

Hi there! I just entered my second project to this weeks challenge. I don't know if that allowed, can't find anything about it. If it's not allowed please remove one of my entries (you may choose :-) ) I have nr. 21 and 63. ThanksHugs Ingrid